UW Researcher, Mother Of The 'Breast Cancer Gene,' Wins Prestigious Award
A researcher in genetics at the University of Washington has won a prominent award, sometimes referred to as the American version of the Nobel Prize,...» E-Mail This
View ArticleUW Study Raises Questions About Possible Health Hazards Of 'Fracking'
Residents of a rural Pennsylvania county who live near natural gas wells reported more health problems than their neighbors who live farther away. That...» E-Mail This
View ArticleKids Sick With Suspected Enterovirus Hospitalized At Seattle Children's Hospital
A virus that has sickened children across the Midwest may have arrived in western Washington. Public health officials said 15 children have been...» E-Mail This
View ArticleKing County Clinic Gets Reprieve, But Cloud Still Hangs Over Public Health...
A King County public health clinic slated for closure is getting a bailout, but three more clinics remain on the line as the health department...» E-Mail This
View ArticleSeattle Nonprofit Veteran Says Push To Cut 'Overhead' Starves Charities
If you’re a shareholder in a company, you probably want that business to run as efficiently as possible. Lately it’s gotten easier to apply that...» E-Mail This
View ArticleSeattle's 'Master Blaster' Welcomes Jewish New Year With His Shofar
The Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah begins Wednesday at sundown, and Jews around the world mark the Hebrew calendar’s new year with a clarion call from...» E-Mail This
View ArticleJad Abumrad Tells Origin Story Of 'Radiolab', Learns To Embrace 'Gut Churn'
The public radio program "Radiolab" – part documentary, part audio art, part mad-scientist radio drama – is an experience unlike any other in the media...» E-Mail This
View ArticleFirst In The World, Seattle Surgeon Operates On Metastatic Brain Tumor With...
Surgeons at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle treated a patient for metastatic brain cancer last week with sound in what is believed to be the first...» E-Mail This
View ArticleEmerging History Of HIV Pandemic Sheds Light On How Infectious Diseases Spread
A Seattle scientist is helping piece together the history of the HIV pandemic, and the new findings on when and where the pandemic began are helping...» E-Mail This
View ArticleAt Age 21, WSU Undergrad Helps Develop Method For Hunting Water On Mars
A team of scientists has come up with a way to search for water on Mars, and the person behind much of the research is a Washington State University...» E-Mail This
View ArticleSeattle's Harborview Agrees To Accept Evacuated U.S. Ebola Patients
Harborview Medical Center in Seattle has agreed to consider accepting Americans infected with Ebola who have been evacuated from Africa. It’s just the...» E-Mail This
View ArticleCraving For Coffee May Be Passed Down Through Generations Of Genes
A love for coffee may run deep in the Northwest, but now a Seattle scientist says the craving for coffee seems to be written into some people’s DNA....» E-Mail This
View ArticleKing County Flips The Script On Prostitution, Targeting Buyers Instead Of Sex...
Law enforcement authorities in King County have announced a major change in how they go after prostitution. They said they plan to stop targeting...» E-Mail This
View ArticleSeattle City Auditor: No More Kid Gloves For Violators Of Sick Leave Ordinance
A city department has enforced Seattle’s mandatory sick leave ordinance mainly by sending violators a polite letter. Now the city auditor says it’s...» E-Mail This
View ArticleEbola 'Still Small Potatoes,' But A Major Menace In West Africa
As the Ebola outbreak first emerged in West Africa, some global health experts downplayed it. The virus has flared up here and there since it was...» E-Mail This
View ArticleMarijuana Measures In Oregon, Alaska Reflect Lessons Learned In Washington
Two northwestern states are considering whether to follow Washington’s lead and legalize recreational marijuana. Oregon and Alaska will each take up...» E-Mail This
View ArticleHuge Costs, Hundreds Of Pregnancies Will Follow Cuts To Family Planning,...
Seattle may be booming, but a major King County agency is shrinking fast. Public Health - Seattle & King County is short $15 million a year,...» E-Mail This
View ArticleUW Ebola Study On Mice Shows Genes Help Explain Why Some Get Sicker Than Others
Scientists from the University of Washington have managed to get lab mice with Ebola to mimic the symptoms of infected humans. And the findings show...» E-Mail This
View ArticleHave No Fear: Halloween Forecast Not Half-Bad, Says Cliff Mass
Trick-or-treaters can look forward to less-than-ghoulish weather for this evening's candy harvest. KPLU weather expert Cliff Mass said Friday's rainy...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWashington's Health Exchange Set To Open For Business Once Again
Washington’s health care exchange will reopen for business late this week, and exchange officials say people will have more choices and a smoother...» E-Mail This
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